Week 6- Formulas that Expel Wind: Formulas that Dredge and Disperse External Wind

Question 1

S/Sx
Headache in any part of the head, maybe accompanied by fever and chills, dizziness, nasal congestion, a thin white tongue coating and floating pulse

Answer 1

chuan xiong cha tiao san

Question 2

Pattern
due to externally contracted wind invading the body
the mutual regulation of the ying/wei is impaired leading to chills

Answer 2

chuan xiong cha tiao san

Question 3

Ingredients
Bo he [Menthae Haplycalycis Herba]
Chuan Xiong [Chuanxiong Rhizoma]
Bai Zhi [Angelicae dahuricae Radix]
Qiang Huo [Notopterygii Rhizoma seu Radix]
Xi Xin [Asari Herba]
Jing Jie [Schizonepetae Herba]
Fang Feng [Saposhnikoviae Radix]
Zhi Gan Cao [Glycyrrhizae Radix preparata]

Answer 3

chuan xiong cha tiao san

Question 4

S/Sx
Copious, purulent, foul smelling nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, dizziness, frontal headache, a normal or thin, white or greasy, white tongue coating

Answer 4

cang er zi san

Question 5

Pattern
‘deep- source nasal congestion’
‘seepage from the brain’
unresolved common cold, external wind pathogen obstructing the wei qi

Answer 5

cang er zi san

Question 6

Ingredients
Cang Er Zi [Xanthii Fructus]
Xin Yin Hua [Magnoliae Flos]
Bai Zhi [Angelicae dahuricae Radix]
Bo He [Menthae Haplocalycis Herba]

Answer 6

cang er zi san

Question 7

Ax

Disperse wind and alleviate pain

Answer 7

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Question 8

Ax

Disperse wind, alleviate pain, unblock the nose

Answer 8

cang er zi san